Parenting - December 2006

I am the Pediatrician who had to admit a child with pneumonia. Now the child was in foster care ,but the mother still had legal custody. So in effect, the mother had to give consent for us to admit the child even though she was barred from visitng him in the hospital. Does that make any sense? Anybody involved in the foster care system/ Department of Social services care to respond?

2006-12-13 16:36:37 · 6 answers · asked by pedidoc43 3

To reach a mutual care arrangement for your children that works?

I have been trying to sort things out with my ex for almost 2 years now. Its getting so stressful.
He also says if i make him pay child support he will cease contact with our daughter altogether....amongst other things!

2006-12-13 16:24:29 · 6 answers · asked by Not_a_toothless_pirate 4

you hear the stories, celebrities and regular people alike adopt kids from around the globe. they speak of how they want to make a difference in a poor child life. we have so many kids in our foster care system here in our country. why do people ignore the problem at home? just a thought that was on my mind...interested in what others think.

2006-12-13 16:22:03 · 14 answers · asked by atlas shrugged and so do i 5

my 4 month old baby started crying...more like screaming ! and wouldnt stop..for about an hr or so. when i arrived at hospital they told me that he had tummy ache..cause he was not passing wind properly and it was stuck there, now i've heard that there are things that help babies pass wind better, but whenever i ask the doctors none of them what to give me names of these things! do you know the names of anything that can help my 4 month old boy ?

2006-12-13 16:13:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

When ever my son does something good i praise him with a kiss and a"good job" Or sometimes a may kiss him just because!Could I be over doing it? he turned 3yrs 6th of Dec

2006-12-13 15:51:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I saw this on the UK site and thought I'd write it up here.

Of course there are matters to which it is hereditary but there are many more where it is a learned habit/behavior.

If you do believe it is abuse, do you believe these parents should be prosecuted?

How do you think we could stop obesity problems that exist in these young children all together?

What do you think is the main reason parents allow their kids to get this way?

2006-12-13 15:43:58 · 10 answers · asked by .vato. 6

so much after having kids?I mean i have three kids and am 35 years old work part time.I make time to exercise a little no matter what and eat right?So i dont understand women who stay home and completley let themselves go?

2006-12-13 15:19:58 · 6 answers · asked by Kelly V 1

2006-12-13 15:12:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have been married for two and a half yrs and he's a good guy. He just doesn't seem to want to be involved in my boys' lives (he's step-dad). They are 9 and 10 and see their real father 2X monthly but real father is not involved outside of that. He comes to their school plays etc. unwillingly and complains when asked to do simple things like watch the meteor shower with us. But, as seems to be with most men, is overly involved with the "discipline." They rarely if ever receive praise only complaints. He seems to have gotten progessively worse. I love my husband dearly and don't know what to do. I'm not considering leaving or anything like that, I would just like advice.

2006-12-13 15:01:30 · 11 answers · asked by Lynda M ♥ 3

what are internet dangers for kids?

2006-12-13 14:35:42 · 20 answers · asked by lile 1

Me and my wife are both full Irish. We are wondering if we should stay in the United States, where we have lived together for 4 years, she has been here for 10 years. She used to live in Ireland until she was 19. I have lived here my whole life. We are wondering if we should raise our daughter in Ireland, or in the United States. She said she absolutely loves it there. I have visited it 3 times and I think it is one of the most beautiful places ever. You can find that in the U.S. Any help? Has anyone been through the same situation?

2006-12-13 14:19:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I saw another mom ask a question about her kid talking to an imaginary friend, and I thought "How funny! My daughter does that too!" My daughter calls her friend Princess Ariel, and my husband and I hear her talking to her all the time.

My husband said that one day a few days ago he was getting onto her for doing something and she turned to her "friend" and said "Why you make me do that?" We hear her talking to her friend all the time, but she seems to be bossing her most of the time.

My mom suggested that she might be really seeing someone, but I joked that it must not be a very nice person cause according to my 2 1/2 yr. old, her friend is always getting her into trouble. LOL

Do you think that kids can see spirits that we can't?

2006-12-13 14:09:26 · 25 answers · asked by LittleMermaid 5

You see this kids out in public and you just want to scream at their parents because the children are crazy and the parents dont care. At least they should be taught how to behave in public, am i right?

2006-12-13 14:02:07 · 23 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3

I'm not totally against video games but I dont want my kids playing them until they're at least 10yo. Learning computer games are okay to me.

2006-12-13 13:51:13 · 9 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3

we will be in bed and hear him talking to someone and there is nobody there he will talk orever and laugh does he really see something or what

2006-12-13 13:49:13 · 15 answers · asked by jab 2

Do you think it's worse to expect to much out of your children or expect nothing at all?

Why do you feel this way?

What do you expect from your children?

2006-12-13 13:43:16 · 9 answers · asked by .vato. 6

Do any other parents have a hard time finding groceries without soy, or "processed in a facility that processes nuts) ?

2006-12-13 13:11:25 · 12 answers · asked by schmoopie 5

little red riding hood will scare little kids.

2006-12-13 13:05:31 · 6 answers · asked by annjilena 4

dose any one know if there is a mothers equivelant 2 fathers in distress?

2006-12-13 13:04:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm almost 24 and my bf is almost 28. We plan on getting married but as of right now, neither of us really want kids. I might change my mind because I love him so much and sometimes the thought of NOT having kids with him makes me sad. I just know I don't want to have kids until we're well off and can provide them with the BEST life possible. I was thinking maybe when I'm 35 and he's 39, we should consider it. Is that too old? My mom was 30 when she had me, and it almost seemed like she had no energy to raise my sister and I. (She also suffered from depression too, so I'm guessing that could be why). Anyway... Is 35 and 39 too old to start having a family??

2006-12-13 12:18:25 · 30 answers · asked by two_kee_kees 4

I know NOTHING about kids... do most first time parents take classes or something? I haven't held a baby in years. I used to love kids, and then something clicked in me that made me hate them.. but every once in awhile my motherly instinct kicks in and I want one. I'm so scared of them! What do new parents do? (Asking my parents for help is not an option)

2006-12-13 12:10:41 · 14 answers · asked by two_kee_kees 4

I know I am not going to be the first mother to say this, But my son is really a good kid. He is 16, and this is when he choose to Rebel. It started about three weeks ago, He actually came up to me and admitted that he started smoking, and now he can't stop, and that it was seriously bothering him. So I just grounded him. As i did, he just did not care, which was okay, considering it was one of the first times I had ever had to ground him. But Now, he is just getting mad.

It hurts me to have to see him act in a way he needs to be corrected, but this is normal because I myself was exactly the same at his age. But me and my husband just do not know what to do anymore. I hate punishing him, but it seems to be needed right now. All help is appreciated.
:)
-Anna c.

2006-12-13 12:10:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know accidents happen - but I also know people who try to have babies, when they can barely take care of the children they already have. My cousin, for example, lives in a tiny two bedroom apartment with her husband and they are now on their fourth child (2 boys, one girl, and the 4th is on the way). They are on food stamps and are barely getting by. They were actively trying for that 4th baby too. Should I say something to her, or leave it be? I'm worried about her kids.

2006-12-13 11:52:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Kids are just too expensive. Why would anyone want to bring this self-induced poverty on themselves?

2006-12-13 11:29:51 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I posted a question earlier today about my 4 yr. old nephew telling my brother that my son(10)put his "pee pee" in my nephews mouth. I did not want to immediatly say that my nephew was lying, but I also didn't want to just automatically say that my son did anything wrong. There was a situation involving my stepkids a few months ago (I think some people who answered my last question got confussed and thought I was saying my son was involved in that past situation, but he was not) and I immediatly thought that maybe one of my stepkids might have done or tried something with my son. I pulled my son out of school today to try to get to the bottom of this, and he is swearing it is not true. I told him that he didn't have to be afraid to tell me if something had happened to him or if something had happened between him and my nephew, and that he would not be in trouble. He still kept swearing that nothing happened and that he is not lying. I know that my brother believes his son,------->

2006-12-13 11:23:19 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

the name CHLOE

2006-12-13 10:46:39 · 30 answers · asked by Mental Patient 29 3

2006-12-13 10:32:20 · 21 answers · asked by janet b 1

i want to go to my moms tonight! how should i ask my dad without him geting mad?

2006-12-13 09:44:51 · 7 answers · asked by Alyssa 3

my boys daddy is sick, he doesn't pay support and doesn't do anything for them, he only want to be able to talk to them. they are five and seven i have told them that he loves them, but bull **** he doesn't not even a little bit

2006-12-13 09:37:37 · 17 answers · asked by sweetgirl 3

what would you do if you'r teen age wants to get a tattoo?

2006-12-13 09:34:10 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous